Used with seed (and some other terms) in transferred and figurative senses.
| 单词 | θ84162 |
| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > originate or be a source of [verb (transitive)] (49) sow971 Used with seed (and some other terms) in transferred and figurative senses. mothera1425 transitive. To be or become the mother of, give birth to; (chiefly figurative) to be the source or originator of, give rise to, produce. author1598 transitive. To be the cause, source, or origin of; to instigate; to create. origin1640 transitive. = originate, v. 1. to be at the bottom of1650 to be at the bottom of and variants: to underlie, to be the hidden source, cause, or originator of. principle1650 transitive. To be the principle, source, or basis of; to give rise to, originate. originate1653 transitive. To trace the origin or derivation of; to derive or deduce from a specified source. Obsolete. inchoate1654 To cause to begin, originate, bring about. originize1657 transitive. To originate. Usually in passive. Subcategories:— a book, play, remark, etc. (3) — invent (2) — derive, come from, or originate in (23) — attribute to an author or source (11) — attribute to a time or place (1) |
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